Baltimore may soon have its own local currency, or scrip, if Jeff Dicken of the Baltimore Green Currency Association has his way. Next spring Dicken, with partner Michael Tew, is planning to launch the BNote, a form of money that can only be spent locally. The object, Dicken said, is to have the money stay […]
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First African American Woman Joins Court of Special Appeals
In a room full of local and statewide luminaries, Judge Michele D. Hotten was sworn in as Fourth Appellate Circuit Judge for the Court of Special Appeals – the first African-American woman in Maryland to make the Court. “Today is one of those days when we’ve achieved a better, stronger and more just future,” said […]
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Catonsville Farmers Market in Town Through November
The first annual Catonsville Sunday Farmers’ Market is open, rain or shine through Nov. 21, from11 a.m. to 3 p.m., including Sept. 12, the day of the Catonsville Arts and Crafts Festival. Located on the parking lot in the 730 Shopping Center behind Friendly’s, the market is easily accessible and features a wide variety of […]
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Baltimoreans Earn Key Positions in Minority Real Estate Brokers Group
The National Association of Real Estate Brokers, (NAREB®) the nation’s oldest minority professional real estate trade association, carried on a tradition of electing and installing new officers at its 63rd Annual Convention held in Fort Worth, Tx. Two Baltimore-area residents, Donnell Spivey and Yvette Chapman, were chosen for leadership positions in the group. Spivey and […]
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Balt. Co. Councilman Proposes Ban on ‘Spice’
Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz announced plans yesterday to ban the sale, possession and distribution of synthetic marijuana sold on the market as “Spice” and “K2.” Kamenetz said he will introduce legislation at the county council’s legislative meeting on September 7 and the proposed measure will go up for a vote on October 4. Spice […]
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Violent Weekend Leads to More Police on Streets
A violent weekend in Baltimore came to a close with a heightened police presence across the city. According to the Baltimore City Police Department, 13 shootings – three ending with deaths and two involving police – occurred from Aug. 13 – 15. Police officials said the recent shootings bring the city’s estimated total to 136 […]
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NAACP Headquarters Staying Put in Baltimore
The NAACP has decided to keep its national headquarters in Baltimore. The civil rights organization passed on opportunities to move to Washington, D.C., Montgomery County, Md. and downtown Baltimore and instead will stay in northwest Baltimore, the Baltimore Development Corporation told The Baltimore Sun on August 12. According to Roger Vann, chief operating officer and […]
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Boxing Legend Joe Gans Gets Some Deserved Recognition
On the 100th anniversary of his death, a committed group of fans gathered in the heat at Mount Auburn Cemetery to celebrate the legacy of Joseph Gans. He is a little known Baltimore legend, and the ceremonies on Aug. 10, were designed to change all that. In a loose recreation of his burial, a mock […]
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Generous Benefactors Help City Keep Some Pools Open
Most Baltimore City swimming pools were closed for the summer season on Aug. 8, at least four weeks too early for city residents looking for a fun way to beat the heat. But the mayor’s office announced Wednesday that generous unsolicited donations totaling $507,000 have managed to keep the larger outdoor facilities – Cherry Hill […]
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Dispatches from the Trail: Sign of the Times
Thousands of lawns across Baltimore City are anointed with campaign signs representing the aspirations of political novices and wily veterans. However, no one sign has caused more of a stir than the red and white placard of defense attorney Gregg Bernstein – who is vying to be the next Baltimore City State’s Attorney – planted […]
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Baltimore Congressman Continues Fight Against Foreclosures
U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings recently issued a letter to more than a dozen lenders throughout the metropolitan area currently engaged in mortgage modification procedures, especially those participating in the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP.) The letter asks lenders to account for their mortgage modification practices. HAMP, a program created to stem the tide of foreclosures, […]
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UMBC Breaks Ground on New Performing Arts Center
The University of Maryland Baltimore County has broken ground on a $170 million performing arts and humanities building that will be the Catonsville school’s largest building to date, the school recently announced. “We have vibrant arts and humanities here that don’t have as high a visibility as science and engineering,” UMBC spokesman Thomas Moore said […]